Mimikama
| Available in | German |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| URL | www |
Mimikama is a fact-checking site based in Austria since 2011.[1] It is published in the German language and is anti-abuse.[2]
In 2017 they provided context for images of women with bruised faces, showing they were victims of domestic violence and not foreign migrants, as some were arguing.[3][4]
The developers of Hoaxmap also relied on it in 2016.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Weill, Kelly. "German Neo-Nazis Say These Women Were Abused by Muslim Immigrants. They're Actually American Victims of Domestic Violence". Daily Beast.
Mimikama, an Austrian fact-checking site, has tracked the meme's rise
- ^ "Fake 'brothel vouchers' for refugees stir far-right hatred". The Local. 3 February 2016.
But as the German-language anti-Internet abuse initiative Mimikama reported recently, these tickets are fakes that have been popping up as a hoax for years.
- ^ "How fake images spread racist stereotypes about migrants across the globe". The Observers. 2018.
Of the 16 women pictured, none are actually German and nor were they assaulted in Germany, according to the Austrian fact-checking website Mimikama, which tracked down the original sources of the photos.
- ^ Deodia, Arjun (30 August 2020). "Fact Check: These women were not injured in the Sweden riots". India Today.
Using Google reverse image search, we found the viral collage was used in a report by The Observers in 2018. The article was about fake images used to spread "racist stereotypes" against migrants. Describing the picture collage, the article cited a report by Austrian fact-check website Mimikama, which tracked down the original sources of most of the pictures in 2017.
- ^ Mantzarlis, Alexios (29 February 2016). "Hoaxmap is collecting debunked rumors about refugees". Poynter Institute.
Schwarz is a consultant, Helm a software developer .. The two also rely on other online debunkers like mimikama.at, an Austrian debunking website (the map covers Austria and Switzerland besides Germany).
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
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